Catch Up with Busdeker: Philip Holt, Canvs founder

By Jon Busdeker

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Orlando tech entrepreneur Philip Holt joins Orlando Sentinel reporter Jon Busdeker in a game of soccer. Holt is the founder of Canvs, a co-working space in downtown Orlando. (This video was posted September 2014.)

Orlando tech entrepreneur Philip Holt joins Orlando Sentinel reporter Jon Busdeker in a game of soccer. Holt is the founder of Canvs, a co-working space in downtown Orlando. (This video was posted September 2014.)

Philip Holt grew up playing soccer.

I grew up playing baseball.

So when I reached out to Holt for the latest episode of "Catch Up with Busdeker", the tech entrepreneur who recently opened the co-working space Canvs in downtown Orlando chose to kick a ball around.

For more than 20 years, Holt, originally from Washington state, has worked in the tech industry. As chief of EA Sports Maitland operation, Holt oversaw the release of such blockbuster video-game franchises as FIFA Soccer and Tiger Woods PGA Tour.

After leaving EA Sports in 2011, Holt founded the mobile-game company Row Sham Bow, which is now called SPYLT and focuses on analytics.

Holt's latest contribution to the world of tech is Canvs, a co-working space that opened in the Exchange Building on Church Street last month. According to the non-profit's website, the goal of Canvs is to "assist in the transformation of Orlando into a nationally recognized center for technology startups."

On a recent morning, Holt met me at Lake Eola Park to talk about Canvs, old video-game systems and the state of tech in the City of Orlando. Watch the video "Catch up with Busdeker: Philip Holt, Canvs founder"

And don't forget to check out the previous episodes of "Catch Up with Busdeker."